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Plainfield vs Chaplin vs Bantam vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Plainfield | Chaplin | Bantam | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
2,070 |
810Lowest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
| Bantam and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
— | $96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Bantam and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,538Highest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | — | — | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Parish Hill High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.